Monthly Archives: June 2009

Reno’s Seduction

29th
Jun. × ’09

He tells me the mountainsare to the North,the bedroom gets Southern light,a real-estate gesture or twoand we are throughthe apartment.
“Well-lit,” I say.
“Actually, southern light is weak,”he marks.
“Right,” I manageto stifle a giggle(In Brooklyn, North is 125th St.and South, Bay Ridge.)
He mentions something about a river,a damn?
So cavalier I should not beback upin the airI [...]

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Brain Image Scanner

29th
Jun. × ’09

Our brain imaging todayis like Galileo’s view of the moonancient telescopesdetermining what we do.
We drive on throughforests outskirting Renodiscombobulatedno common view finder.
You say, “I just want to knowif he really loves me,”For hours we’re replayed Each anecdotelike football play reviews.
At some pointthe call must be made
There is only one first step on the moon.

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Ingrid Alexander

29th
Jun. × ’09

My high school boyfriend and I decided on a namefor our child to be.
It seems so naïve nowI cringe to write it down,laugh nervously.
But this was not funny to us then.It was serious.We would get married,and be together, forever.
Like most hackneyed thoughtsit too dissipatedinto other humdrumclichés of college romance. [...]

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The Super

29th
Jun. × ’09

Frankie tells me“Our building is like a church—not just nobody can come in.It’s my job to protect it.I live here 50 years.There was a young couplelike you,but he was not one of us
she brought him from the streetthey fight a lot.
She come downstairs2:30 AM want to ‘use my microwave,’and I let her in,you know she’s [...]

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